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Canada's public safety minister has promised to investigate the case of a six-year-old boy whose name appears to be on a travel security risk list. The Ontario boy's father tweeted a photo from Toronto's Pearson International Airport last week that appears to show his son's name, Syed Adam Ahmed, with a "DHP" or "deemed high profile" label and instructions on how to proceed before allowing the boy to check in. "Why is our (Canadian born) 6 year old on DHP no fly list? He must clear security each time. He is 6," the father wrote in his tweet to Air Canada. The father and son were flying on New Year's Eve to the NHL Winter Classic in Boston.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he's reviewing the case, and will update the family when he has all the details. The boy's mother, Khadija Cajee, says the family has had to deal with the issue in the past. She says they've never been able to check their son in for flights online, and he needs special clearance every time they go to the airport. The boy and his father were both born in Canada, and Cajee's family came to the country from South Africa, fleeing apartheid, she says. Cajee doesn't know why her son is on the list, but she assumes he shares a name with someone who actually earned a place on it. "He's basically being carded for being Muslim," Cajee told Global News last week in a televised interview.

Now that officials have had their memories refreshed, it might be wise to tackle this head on instead of letting it slide.

tonytonedeaf

Jan 4, 2016 9:49 PM CST

Somebody who goes by that name got on the list because they are deemed to be a very serious threat. A friend of mine who is a us citizen btw has a Palestinian cousin who causes problems. They have similar names so the friend knows he is going to have issues when he fly's, which he does several times a year. So he gives himself several extra hours. He says its a pain in the butt but what you gonna do. The only person he blames is the cousin.